Senior Software Engineer

Targeted Talent; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Targeted Talent in Washington, DC is seeking a highly capable software engineer to design and deliver deeply technical feature sets, evaluate new technologies, and drive reliable systems at scale. The role requires SaaS experience and strong collaboration across feature teams.

You will mentor junior engineers, participate in on-call rotations, and communicate design decisions clearly to internal stakeholders. A Bachelor's in CS or related field or equivalent practical experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive SaaS experience.
• Significant experience with at least one cloud provider (AWS, Azure).
• Knowledge of messaging integration patterns to support microservice patterns.
• Strong communication to articulate design and solution overview to internal/external audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver deeply technical feature sets.
• Evaluate and implement technologies to improve efficiency, performance, and reliability.
• Develop and deliver innovative solutions to empower customer requirements.
• Lead improvements in availability, reliability, and performance of core systems (monoliths & distributed).
• Build reliable systems at scale as part of an integrated feature team.
• Engage with multiple feature teams to plan technology servicing and investment.
• Participate in on-call rotational duties.
• Coaching and mentorship of junior team members.

Skills

.NET development

SaaS experience

Cloud platforms

Microservices

Communication

On-call

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

ASP.NET

C#

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver deeply technical feature sets
• Evaluate and implement technologies that improve efficiency, performance, and reliability
• Develop and deliver innovative solutions to empower and enable customer requirements
• Drive improvements in availability, reliability, and performance of core systems: both monoliths & distributed applications
• Build reliable systems at scale as an integrated feature team member
• Engage across multiple feature teams to create strong plans for technology servicing and investment
• Participate in on-call rotational duties
• Coaching and mentorship of junior team members to further develop their technical skills

Qualifications

• Experience with .NET (C#, ASP.NET) is desired
• Extensive professional experience in a SaaS business
• Significant experience with at least one cloud provider (AWS, Azure)
• Knowledge and background with messaging integration patterns to support microservice patterns
• A sense of commitment to end-to-end product and service quality, completeness, and the resulting experience
• Strong communication to articulate design, approach, and solution overview to both internal and external audiences
• Good decision-making skills, conflict resolution, and follow-through with partners
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience